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J. Kapp 11 wrote:Three early field goals when they should have had touchdowns.

Two bad turnovers deep in their own territory.

Fifteen penalties.

This is a bad loss. We beat ourselves.

I don't know about that. It's a bad loss and the Vikes made mistakes, but they couldn't stop the Skins for huge portions of the game and couldn't punch it in. I felt they allowed the Skins to dictate the pace on both sides of the ball for most of the 2nd and 3rd quarters and allowing that rushing TD to Griffen was just sad.

Wow, read all these whining from Vikings "Fans". You know what? I am proud of this team for that attempt at a comeback. It was exciting all game. This is a young team and there was no quit in them.

4-2. I'll take it for this performance tonight.

And all the sudden the "fans" emerge from the shadows.

This was a fun game to watch, RGIII looked legit and I'll be cheering for him, Ponder showed comeback promise with a team that apparently "isn't fit for comebacks", got to watch two great up and coming QBs out there today.

Laserman wrote:Ponder= Loser. All she wrote. Sorry Ponder fans but truth is truth

Just one game! He will bounce back next week. 4-2. Not a bad place to be. Go Vikes!

I think this will be a reality check for the team. Bounce back next week with a good win.

petev_sj wrote:Wow, read all these whining from Vikings "Fans". You know what? I am proud of this team for that attempt at a comeback. It was exciting all game. This is a young team and there was no quit in them.

4-2. I'll take it for this performance tonight.

Your correct !

Spiderbeavis wrote:Plenty of upsets today; besides us, Niners and Pats also on the losing end. Any given Sunday...we just gotta put the foot on the gas earlier.

Niners played a good team at least. The Bengals and Steelers on the other hand...

Adrianpeterson28mvp wrote: Yeah agreed but it's hard when Ponder is forcing you on the field with pointless ints which should've been points

Ya that was a bad throw... But its little much to tell him to get off the team.
He has also been a big part of the Vikings success this year.
Is he perfect? hell no. The Vikings still need to develop the Deep ball and score more Tds as opposed to Fgs
BUT Ponder has looked like a much better QB this year and I am not going to throw him away because he had a bad game.

Adrianpeterson28mvp wrote: Yeah agreed but it's hard when Ponder is forcing you on the field with pointless ints which should've been points

The defense needed to stop them when Ponder had bad plays and they didn't so its on both sides the Bears or the Ravens would have stuffed them after turnovers we let them score we aren't an elite defense and our offense is a plodding methodical offense that wont ever win a shootout game .

Adrianpeterson28mvp wrote: Yeah agreed but it's hard when Ponder is forcing you on the field with pointless ints which should've been points

he had one bad int on an overthrow. The last INT was just desperation in a desperate time, he's gotta do something there

Purplemania wrote:That's cool. I'm glad there are Viking fans out there who aren't so pessimistic and cynical. BTW, do you teach 2nd graders?

No my friend. I just give credit where it's due. They didn't give up. Ponder made mistakes and he did everything he could to fix it. You can't ask for more than that.

VikingLord wrote: I don't know about that. It's a bad loss and the Vikes made mistakes, but they couldn't stop the Skins for huge portions of the game and couldn't punch it in. I felt they allowed the Skins to dictate the pace on both sides of the ball for most of the 2nd and 3rd quarters and allowing that rushing TD to Griffen was just sad.

The Redskins scored 14 points off turnovers. That, by itself, is the difference in the game.

CalVike wrote: Just one game! He will bounce back next week. 4-2. Not a bad place to be. Go Vikes!

Did you watch his rookie year? He sucks. Hes a tunover machine, thats lucky to be in an offense where he doesnt have to make a read or throw the ball downfield. Because he cant do either.

TheIrishVikingsFan wrote:I think this will be a reality check for the team. Bounce back next week with a good win.

I agree. They lost their focus today and played undisciplined football, making too many mistakes to overcome. However, they fought hard until the end, even after falling way behind. A team this young is bound to have some ups and downs. We knew this would be a tough game and it was... the important thing is to bounce back and earn a win at home next week.

Jim